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tree mouse

(Encyclopedia)tree mouse: see mouse; vole. ...

tung tree

(Encyclopedia)tung tree: see spurge; tung oil. ...

pipe tree

(Encyclopedia)pipe tree: see lilac; saxifrage. ...

gum tree

(Encyclopedia)gum tree, name for the eucalyptus (see myrtle) in Australia and for several other trees, e.g., the sweet gum, of the family Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family), and the black gum or tupelo in North Am...

Pará rubber tree

(Encyclopedia)Pará rubber tree päräˈ [key], large tree (Hevea brasiliensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family), native to tropical South America and the source of the greatest amount and finest quality...

coffee tree, Kentucky

(Encyclopedia)coffee tree, Kentucky, common name for the plant species Gymnocladus dioica, a tree of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and native to the E United States. The seeds of the woody pods have been us...

incense-tree

(Encyclopedia)incense-tree, common name for members of the Burseraceae, a family of sometimes deciduous shrubs and large trees found chiefly in tropical America and NE Africa. The name derives from the characterist...

monkey-puzzle tree

(Encyclopedia)monkey-puzzle tree, evergreen tree (Araucaria araucana) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are completely covered...

tree of heaven

(Encyclopedia)tree of heaven: see ailanthus.

India-rubber tree

(Encyclopedia)India-rubber tree: see fig.